Here's a great chance to buy a full 25 metre (approx 27½ yards) trade reel of 10mm (approx 3/8 inch) width MacKENZIE tartan ribbon at a fraction of retail price.
As some customers do ask, here's a little "potted history" with apologies to better historians than me for the bits I've undoubtedly got wrong . . .
very little is known about the early MacKenzie clan chiefs. In 1450 a genealogy of clan chiefs refers to a "Murdoch, son of Kenneth" who was alive at the beginning of the 12th century and belonged to a branch of the ancient royal house of Lorn. MacKenzie comes from the old Gaelic "Mac Cainnigh", meaning son of Coinneach... this is another spelling of Cainnigh which means bright one or fair one and has long been anglicised as Kenneth. Until the 18th century MacKenzie was always pronounced "MacKingie".
By around 1267 the MacKenzies had settled at Eileandonoan, the castle on Loch Duich... probably the most well known (and most photographed) castles in Scotland and featured in the movie "Highlander". The first chieftan for whom there remains any real historical evidence was a young man called Alexander Ionreaech who appears in court records, having been summoned to meet King James I in 1427. James III rewarded him with a royal charter for lands in Kintail and leading the MacKenzies against the rebellious Earl of Ross in 1463.
By the 17th century, MacKenzie land stretched as far as the Outer Hebrides and included Lochalsh and the Isle of Lewis. From 1609, the clan's fortunes improved further when Kenneth MacKenzie was created Lord MacKenzie of Kintail. His brother, Sir Roderick, became ancestor of the Earls of Cromartie and Colin (Lord MacKenzie's eldest son) was made Earl of Seaforth in 1623.
The title "Earl of Seaforth" passed to Colin's half-brother George who supported the Reformation and signed the National Covenant in 1638. After the execution of King Charles I, the Earl of Seaforth joined Charless II in Holland. The 4th Earl continued to support the Stewarts and followed James VII to Ireland and France and was created Marquis of Seaforth. William, the 5th Earl, was charged with treason for his support of the 1715 Jacobite rebellion and forfeited his title. His grandson, Kenneth Lord Fortrose, regained the title from the crown in 1771 and, in gratitude, he raised the Ross-shire regiment (78th of Foot) from the MacKenzie clan. The original force of 1,000 highlanders served in India.
This tartan is the Modern MacKenzie as won by the Seaforth Highlanders, who were later united with the Cameron and Gordon Highlanders. As with many tartans, this is a military tartan based on a background of the Government Tartan (commonly referred to as the Black Watch). Most Scottish regiments wore the Government Tartan with an added check or two... eg Gordon Highlanders wore Gordon (funnily enough!) which is the Government Tartan with an added gold check, The Cameronians wore Douglas tartan (added white check) etc. The King's Own Scottish Borderers wear Leslie tartan trews (lowland regiment, so no kilts!) which, again, is very similar to the Modern MacKenzie.
The tartan is also very, very similar to the modern Scottish National Tartan.
Top quality woven polyester-based ribbon with stitched edges... please don't confuse with the cheap printed ribbons often sold on eBay! We are members of the Scottish Tartans Authority and the ribbon is manufactured by members of the Scottish Tartans Society... so, in other words, this is the Real McCoy!!!
10mm (3/8") width x 25 metres (approx. 27½ yards) reel supplied straight from stock, sent in protective packaging. We have nearly 40 different tartan ribons available in up to 8 different widths, so if you can't find what you're looking for, or if you require different a width or different quantity please contact us and we will do our level best to help.
Fast delivery worldwide, straight from stock . . . please check out our feedback record for yourself and buy with complete confidence!
Also... if you use a lot of tartan ribbon and are interested in receiving a FREE samples sheet and pricelist, please e-mail us with your name and postal address. Some of the most competitive TRADE prices in the UK are also available to bona fide trade customers, crafters, card, cake and favour makers, and anyone else who buys trade quantities. Please contact us for full details.
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I M P O R T A N T I N F O R M A T I O N O N P & P / S H I P P I N G . . .
(answers to most of the commonly asked questions about postage, packing, timescales, delivery, insurance etc are all here)
Here's the boring (but necessary) bit . . . a range of delivery options is available: please choose the one that best suits your timescale... in other words please don't opt for 2nd class post because it's the cheapest and then ask us to "send urgently for my wedding this weekend". We ship by the method you choose - end of story. Please also consider using Recorded Delivery as fewer parcels go missing this way. The package may be too large for a letterbox so, if no-one is at home, your local sorting office will hold on to it for a few days for you to collect or to re-arrange delivery. If you feel your order is late, please contact your local Royal Mail Sorting Office first, as in 90% of cases of reported "non delivery", the parcel turns up at the Sorting Office! If they say they don't have it, please contact us and we'll do our best to trace it for you.
Please remember what Royal Mail quote (often slightly different from what eBay advises!). This is taken from www.royalmail.com
UK Customers:
We "post items on your behalf"... in other words, it's the same as you posting something to yourself so choose the level of speed and safety you require as any risks you take are yours.
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2nd class post - Royal Mail try to deliver most 2nd class post by the 3rd or 4th working day after posting
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1st class Recorded Delivery - Royal Mail try to deliver all mail by 2nd working day after posting (most within 1 working day). Recorded Delivery does not make delivery any faster, but purely provides a signature upon delivery, making it a little safer than standard post.
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Special Delivery - Royal Mail guarantee to attempt delivery by 1pm the 1st working day after posting. If late they will refund postage costs.
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APC / Fastway Carriers - we reserve the right to occasionally (depending upon parcel weight and destination) to send the order by carrier. This is at least as fast and as safe as by Royal Mail.
Postal Insurance:
It's important you know how this works... if something should go wrong this is the information we will both rely on to sort out a replacement or refund for you. By buying from us you are agreeing to these conditions. We get Certifcates of Posting for every item and you can see from our feedback that we're honest eBayers but, occasionally, something goes missing in the post. We highly advise taking out Postal Insurance for the tiny amount it costs but we cannot force you, so it's important that you understand what happens with any lost parcels with and without Postal Insurance...
With Postal Insurance - should an item go missing we can process the claim immediately and can send a replacement item without having to wait on Royal Mail settling the "lost mail" claim. As long as you report the non-delivery officially through eBay and agree to follow our requests (such as contacting your local Royal Mail Delivery Office before lodging a claim), we can normally arrange free replacements for you within 48 hours of reporting the problem. In exceptional circumstances we can refund you in full. We'll discuss the details in the unlikely event you need to claim but the main thing to remember is that with Postal Insurance we can send you replacements almost immediately.
Without Postal Insurance - if an item goes missing we will help you claim from Royal Mail (remember we "post items on your behalf"). Royal Mail do not class an item as "lost" until the 15th working day after the date of posting which means you need to wait 3 weeks (15 working days) before you can claim... it can then take them another 2-6 weeks for Royal Mail to process your claim and refund you. We cannot refund you or send a free replacement until the Royal Mail claim is settled, otherwise you could be refunded twice. In the meantime you are free to buy a replacement item. There's no point arguing with us about this should the situation arise - this is the agreement you make with Royal Mail every time you post something.
Please remember Postal Insurance is charged once per order and not per individual item.
Non-UK Customers:
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Airsure is another Royal Mail service which is slightly faster than standard Air Mail and has the added protection of on-line tracking. If you choose this option we will email you once the package has been shipped, giving you the consignment number. This allows you to trace it through www.royalmail.com.
Please check our feedback... you can see we're honest eBayers so if you have any problems at all please contact us and we'll do our best to help. Our showroom number is 08456 589 100 (local rate) from within the UK, or +44 (0)1555 890111 from outside the UK.
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